About panhandlers and sign fliers: How do most of you pay for goods and services? I would wager it is with a debit card. I have friends who own stores and one owns a saloon and 95% of all their transactions are in plastic. Hardly anyone carries cash……and so the...

Eternity by Yvan Strong Like ripples on the water of a calm, clear sea; like the waves of the ocean e’re they beat upon the shore; so our lives are before His eyes from start to finish, without time. For all times are one to God as an open book...

This painting was a direct result of a teaching from Steve Kimes about how the Holy Spirit leads us to love. It was also the day we held a memorial for a much-loved member of Anawim. One saint comforts another, so I decided to add the halos to bring home...

Culture Wars A collage of magazine photos from various sources, acrylic paint, Sharpie marker on heavy double-width magazine page. Approx. 11.5×20″ The base page was the cover of a magazine that stated “Culture Issue” with a fold-under flap with advertisement. This was gessoed over and quartered with acrylic paint covering...

Oregon High Desert Referenced a photo of Three Sisters mountains in Eastern Oregon found on SuperStock.com and added some late spring colors referenced from a photo by Mike Putnam Photography of Steens Mountain area.

Seychelles Beach This was painted during service at Anawim’s Gresham church. I found the source photo in an old Brides magazine touting this beach as the perfect honeymoon spot. If you like this painting you can get a print of it through my deviantArt gallery.

Mexican Beach I am loving the Thick Glossy oil preset brush of ArtRage 4! I found a nice reference photo of the Arch of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The painting took only about an hour. If only a traditional oil painting could be made that fast, heh. Find more of...